The total area of a compound shape is found by adding up the areas of the rectangles that have created the whole shape. This may be done in more than one way. The calculation may use a subtraction ...

The shape of a structure affects how strong it is. Rectangles, arches, and triangles are the most common shapes used to build big structures. What happens when you push the side of a rectangle?

Diagonals turn rectangles into triangles, and triangles are one of the strongest shapes used in construction today. In fact, the 12th tallest building in the world, the John Hancock Center in ...

Rasterization draws entire shapes — triangles, lines and rectangles — into the frame buffer and the screen is typically updated all at once. You may have noticed I didn’t mention circles ...